Ophthalmic-test-lens tray.



E. KANDLER. OPHTHALMICATEST LENS TRAY.. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25. |911.

Patented Aug.v 6, 1918.

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EDMUND KANDLER, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO BAUSCH-a LOMB OPTICAL COMP-ANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION NEWYOBK,

useful Improvements in Q'plithalinicfTest-k Lens Trays; and I do'd'eclare the; following to be a full, clear, yand exact'description of thesame, reference being' had tothe accoinfandrear'sheetnietal'channelfraineportions-` p l 'fabl-y-)longer` wall' p16y of the front cl'ian'nel` vpanying` drawings, forming a part of this specification, and tothe character'sof iefer` ence inarkedthereon. Y

This linvention relates to that class "of'trays usedfor holding tli'eyai'ious lenses of an ophthalmic test lensr set such as are employed by Opticians intesting Ythe refractivev `prop-` erties of'a patients eyes preparatory to litting eyeglasses or spectacles.v

The invention has foritsobj ect to provide a sanitary tray forophthalinic test vlenses which may be'easily and thoroughlyclean'sed or sterilized, has a pleasing appearance,ris light in weight, and ispractically indestructible under any ordinary'.'conditions of use. Y

` In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan'view of the improved test lenstray as `it appears in ali-,inclined position when set up for'usef` Fig. 2 isr av ,transversesectional view ofthe set up tray taken y'on the lin'e w`a1 in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an lenlarfgjed lperspe"ctivey view of'an end porl tion of one fof-'the inner channel 'partitions of Qthetray.' Fig. 4 isan enlarged face view of an end'portionof one ofthe lens chamber' wall Iplates whichfrangeftransvei'sely to the" Fig.' 5 'is' an E enlargedy cross sectionalviewtaken on the huevo-#bin channel partitions.

, his improved-testi size or general dimensionsnecessaryto;in'- clude the requiredniiniber of narrow chambers l, in which to' 'place comparatively thin spherical; fand 'cylinidri'cafl test lensesf and yakcomparatively yf `e}t'/,"'sayfour, wider chambers the f 'first illustrated f "construetionr l the lens ch ainbers" 1, 2,`which are entirely; open'atthe are 'forined by'aseries o'fsubstantially par,- -allel inner finetal*channel*'partitions 3, of which seven are shown, -twoslreet metal inoppositel end `7channel A`fraine: portions i5, 1 front '6, .7, series' 'off sheetineta'l jwall,` plates Specification Vof Letters Iac'ei'it.Y

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other vand with the frame parts 6, 7, anda l series of'wires or light rods 9, fixed to or held in the lower parts ofthe wall'plates 8, to range transversely across vthe center of the'bottoin `openings of each of *the* front to test lenses in the tray'chainbers.

openings 10 formed in the lens chamber 'wall 60 back row of llens chambers l or 1,2, whereby ysaid wires 9, form light, readily cleansable and efficient `bottom supports for holding the* The lens plates f8,.and' maybe upset. or bent upon theUAV outside of the front 'and rear plates,` as more" clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the .drawings. F igs. 3, 4, and 5 of the drawings illustrate that opposite side walls 11, l2, of the channel partitions 3, and the inner side walls 13, see Fig. 5, of both channel frame portions 4, 5, yare all by preference obliquely slotted 7 5 squarely through and approximately one` upwardly from their lower edges at 14 half way across the walls, andl Figs. 4 and 5 indicate that all the lens chamber wall plates S are right an'gularly slotted downwardly across theplates, thus allowing the slotted portions, 4, 5, 8, to be right angu-l larly engaged and interlocked while those lportions of the' parts 3, 4, 5, above the slots l4`extend in unbroken lengths" between the opposite trayy frame portions 6,7, and those After the tray V,portions ofthe wall plates 8 below the'slots l5 extend in unbroken `lengt-hs between the opposite lframe portions 4, 5. V

portions 3., 4, 5, 8, thus are interlockingly`as-1 v'seinbled' and the wires 9 are extended Sthrough the openings 10 of the wallplates 8, and are fastened at'their ends, the oppos# ling tray frame portions v6, 7, are applied over'the endsof the tray portions 3, 4, V5,:

and are soldered or welded thereto to com? pletely forinafk trayk structure the parts of which 'may receive any preferred enamel `or other finish; Thewires 9 not-only provide l y A "supports for the lenses to bel contained in top and'slightlyf obstructed "atfthebottoin," y Y y yplates 8in interlocking engagement with the 'channel partitions 3 by `binding the' wall 105 vplates Y8' witliin-theslots 14 ofthe channel* the chambersbutV they'also hold the wall plates ltogether and'te'nding'to cramp'rthe partitions. The exposededge of the prefer# frame portion 6, and the exposed edge of the preferably shorter wall 17 of the rear channel frame portion 7, are about in line with the adjacent edges of the respective upper and lower tray walls S, as more clearly shown in F ig. 2 of the drawings. Formation of the slots lll obliquely in the tray portions 3, -l, 5, and the interlocking therewith of the right angularly slotted lens chamber walls S, as above described, assures a substantially,vertifal disposal of all the lens chambers l, 2, when the tray is set up for use in the usual inclined posit-ion shown in Fics. l and 2 of the drawings.

t n the exposed faces 1S of the first, third, fifth and seventh channel partitions 3 are located any desired markings indicating the refraction of the particular test lenses to be pla-ced in the tray chambers l, 2, to the right and left hand of each of said partitioi'is. These markings may conform to any chosen standard of optical measurements or values, and are not shown in the drawings since they form no part of this invention.

It will be specially noticed that the assembled tray port-ions 3, S, 9, constitute in or of themselves a reticulatcd or chambered unitary lens holding structure which may or may not be surrounded by a protective linishing frame of any character, such as a wood frame the opposite ends of which would form outer end walls for the extreme rightl and left hand rows of lens chambers l, the parallel wall plates S, of which may be either let into `the wood frame bars or may jbe cut oft' flush with the inner faces of said bars. It is preferred to make the marginal tray frame of end channel bars 4, 5, and front and rea-r channel bars 6, 7, as above described, as such a frame provides by the slots ll of the inner flanges 13 of the end frame bars -l-, 5, for close and secure interlocking with opposite ends of the chamber walls 8, while at the same time imparting a pleasing finish at the tray ends substantially like that afforded by the front and rear channel frame bars G, 7, which cover and conceal the opposite ends of the tray channel partitions 3, and the frame channel bars a, 5. This preferred marginal tray frame Aalso gives the tray structure maximum strength 'assuring its great-er durability. l

Practically all portions of Vthis improved test lens tray may be made of metal, celluloid, hard rubber or other tough readily cleansable material, and as the lens chambers l, 2,. are entirely open at the top and are but slightly obstructed at their Ibottom by theflens retainingl wires or parts, it is obvious that the entire tray may be readily cleansed by pouring upon and through it any suitable antiseptic fluid, or by immersing it ina bath of such fluid, on by boiling it in water, or by subjecting it to antiseptic fumes, and thus the tray may at all times be kept throughly sterilized for most acceptable and safe use.

It is obvious that a test lens tray made of parts formed and relatively assembled as above described and in accordance with this invention, is at once sanitary, light in weight, inexpensive, convenient and practically indestructible under any ordinary conditions of use.`

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Let-ters Patent of the United States is:

l. An opththahnic test lens tray embodying channel partitions, plate partitions crossing` them and in engagement therewith and together forming a plurality of lens chambers open through from top to bottom, and

means for retaining the lenses in the chambers.

2. An ophthalmic test lens tray embodying a series of obliquely slotted channel partitions, plate partitions engaging with the slots of the series of channel partitions and together forming a plurality of lens chambers open through from top to bottom and ranging obliquely to the general facial plane of the tray, and means for retaining the lenses in the chambers.

3. An ophthalmic test lens tray embodying channel partitions having oblique slots and plate partitions having slots at substantially right angles to an edge thereof, said respective partitions being interloeked at their slots to form the lenschambers which range obliquely to the general facial plane of the tray, and means for retaining the lenses in the chambers.

4;. An ophthalmic test lens tray embodying channel partitions and plate partitions interlocking therewith and together forming a plurality of lens chambers open through from top to bottom, means for supporting the lenses. in the chambers, and a margimlll i bars, and opposite end channel bars secured to the front and rear frame bars and slotted at their inner flanges and receiving the ends of the plate partitions in said slots.

6. An ophthalmic test lens tray embodying channel partitions, plate partitionsinterlocking therewith and together forming a plurality of lens chambers open through from top to bottom, means for supporting the lenses in the chambers, and a marginal.

finishing frame comprising opposite end bars, and front and rear channel bars embracing and concealing the ends of the channel partitions and secured to the end iframe bars.

7. An ophthalmic testV lens tray embodying channel partitions and plate partitions, the plate partitions and flanges of the channel partitions being slotted and inter-locked at their slots to forma plurality of lens chambers open through from top to bottom, means for supporting the lenses in the chambers, and a marginal frame applied to Said channel and plate partitions and forming a strengthening border finish Vitor the tray.

8. An ophthalmic test lens tray embodying channel partitions and plate partitions, the plate partitions and flanges of the channel partitions being slotted and interloclred at their slots to form a plurality of lens chambers open through from top to bottom, means for supporting the lenses in the chambers, and a marginal frame of channelV bars applied to said partitions, the inner flanges oi the end frame bars being slotted correspondingly With the channel partitions and interlocking With Slotted end' portions of the plate partitions, said frame forming a strengthening border finish for the tray.

9. An ophthalmic test lens tray embodying channel partitions. and plate partitions, the channel partitions having oblique slots and the plate partitions having slots of substantially right angles to an edge thereof, said channel and plate partitions being interlocked at their slots to form the lens chambers which range obliqnely tothe general facial plane of the tray, means for supporting the lenses in the chambers, and a marginal frame of channel bars applied to said partitions, the inner flanges of the end frame bars being obliquely slotted in correspondence with the slots oi' the channel partitions and interlocking With slotted end portions of the plate partitions, said frame forming a strengthening border linish for the tray. y

10. In a. test lens tray, the combination with a plurality of substantially iat partition strips forming the side Walls of a series of alined chambers and having slots therein, of a plurality of cross rails forming the ends oil the said chambers and acting as spacing means for the strips, said rails comprising U shaped channel members hav ing slots in their lateral Walls interlocking With the slots in the strips and hai/ing their intermediate Walls raised above the upper edgesof the strips.

11. In a test lens tray, the combination witha plurality 'of substantially flat partition strips forming the side Walls of a series of alined chambers and having slots therein, of a plurality of cross rails forming the ends of said chambers and acting as spacing means for the strips, said rails Comprising U shaped channel members having slots in their lateral Walls interlocking with the slots in the strips, and a Wire passing transversely through the bottom portion of each of the flat partition strips and between each pair of crossrails, to close the bottom of the chamber and to hold the partition strips .in looking engagement With the rails.

EDMUND KANDLER.

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